Arrowroot vs Balkan Mole

Maranta arundinacea compared with Talpa stankovici

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Balkan Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Balkan Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Marantaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Maranta	Talpa
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Talpa stankovici

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Balkan Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Balkan Mole

The Balkan Mole (Talpa stankovici) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.